Maputo, 15 Oct (AIM) – The Islamist terrorists that have been carrying out extreme violence in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado have killed at least 16 teachers in eight years.
According to the country’s National Organization of Teachers (ONP), in a message sent to the governor of Cabo Delgado, Valige Tauabo, on the occasion of “Mozambican Teacher’s Day”, which was celebrated on 12 October, in addition to the 16 dead, several teachers were forced to abandon their homes and jobs due to the attacks.
According to the organization, some teachers are forced to return to their places of work, “even knowing that the security conditions are weak in almost all districts affected by the insurgency.”
The teachers accuse the government of not providing support in the places where they have taken refuge with their families. “The teachers in the districts of Mocímboa da Praia, Muidumbe, Macomia, and, more recently, Palma, are always fleeing. Life is difficult for us. Even so, we are forced to return there”, a teacher said.
According to the United Nations reports, for the first time, all 17 districts of Cabo Delgado have been affected by conflict, displacing 1.3 million people, many repeatedly, since the beginning of the conflict in 2017.
Since 2017, the terrorists’ incursions have usually been recorded in Cabo Delgado. However, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned that the violence is tending to spread to other regions, especially in Nampula.
Over the last two weeks, according to IOM, 40,000 people were forced to flee their homes in Cabo Delgado and Nampula as result of jihadist raids.
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